The ACA Year-in-Review report offers members an executive summary of accomplishments in 2010. We urge you to review the report, which was also emailed to members on December 30.

Please Note: the "Year-in-Review" item on page 2 regarding the IOM study of counselors in TRICARE, was written before Congress passed legislation on this issue at the very end of the year. See the lead article in this issue of e-News for the latest information on this topic.

The 38 Pre-conference Learning Institutes (LIs) that will be offered offered on March 23 and 24, prior to the main conference dates, March 25-27, at the ACA 2011 Conference & Exposition in New Orleans, offer an opportunity for participants to focus on a special topics. Several are near capacity and will soon be closed. (One LI has been cancelled: #11010 DSM-5 A Conduit for the Diagnostic Schema Across the Spectrum of Counseling Practices). The programs reflect an array of client concerns, issues, and needs. Following are just five programs from that list:

Check out these and the 33 additional Pre-conference Learning Institutes. Then come to the Crescent City a day or two early and expand your personal and professional horizons. Remember, there is a separate registration fee ($90–$160) for LIs. Register by February 15—this is the last opportunity to obtain an advance registration discount.

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